Volunteer Battalions

[41st]

Originally Posted by Volunteer Soldier

Hello Henk,
Well done indeed. I think your Web-site is first class and extremely helpful. The proof of most puddings (in relation to volunteer battalion cap badges and glengarries) is when one can actually see, and even hold, a genuine example. Sadly, some examples are now so scarce one begins to wonder whether or not they actually existed !!!!!!!!

They can be found, it just takes patience. Here are some to the GRVC & the VBs of the WR. What is particularly nice is when you pick up photos of them being worn.

[Wmr-RHB]

Originally Posted by 41st

There should be no confusion. If you simply consult the Regimental History- History Of The Services Of The 41st (the Welch) Regiment, Lomax 1899

I assume you point to page 294, the second table. It is a simplification as that it has what happened in 1881 (affiliation) and 1887 (the re-designation of the first three of the four units) into one table. But it also shows what is explained above several times: the 3rd Glamorganshire RVC was NOT re-desginated as 4th Volunteer Bn, The Welsh Regiment.

[41st]

I do not believe anyone has claimed it was titled 4th VB Welsh, however contrary to your claim that “on first sight it looks like 4, but the 3rd Glamorganshire RVC was never designated as a Volunteer Battalion”, when quite clearly it was.

[Wmr-RHB]

Originally Posted by 41st

I do not believe anyone has claimed it was titled 4th VB Welsh, however contrary to your claim that “on first sight it looks like 4, but the 3rd Glamorganshire RVC was never designated as a Volunteer Battalion”, when quite clearly it was.

I see now what you mean. But what I tried to say was that it never was designated(/titled) as a Volunteer Battalion", contrary to saying that it was a volunteer battalion (mind the capitalising) of the Welsh Regiment.